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According to the majority of people (reviewers and the public), yes, both in content and tone. However, the CGI effects show things that weren't extant in the book; what the kids imagined about Terabythia was mostly kept quiet.
This film is mostly Jess's imagination, however it sometimes shows Leslie's Terabithia and Maybelle's.
Leslie is killed just like in the book. She was swinging on the rope when it snapped. She fell and hit her head on a rock. She was knocked out and fell into the river, where she drowned.
Sometimes, yes but sometimes no. For instance, in the original movie Jess first has trouble telling whether or not Leslie Burke is a boy or a girl. In the 2007 movie, Leslie is very clearly a girl. Also, in the original movie, Leslie cries after people laugh at her for not having a television. In the 2007 movie, Leslie looks more annoyed and in need of a friend, when Jess begins to talk to her. Terabithia is mainly the same, with the rope (comes from the book) and the ending. The whole of the rest of the movie is very similair.
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